Obama Weighs Russia Plan for Chemical Weapons

9/10/2013 12:04PM

A bipartisan group of senators is drafting a new resolution that would postpone a military strike against Syria to give the United Nations time to pursue a diplomatic alternative, but authorize the use of force if those efforts fail. Julian Barnes joins Lunch Break with details. Photo: AP.

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I ... he worked closely together ... in consultation with Russia and China ... to explore the viability of the Russian proposal ... which brought us to this discussion that the UN now ... has the potential of this force and we don't want it taken off the table ... you would be dangerous to do that ... Secretary of State John Kerry before the House armed services Committee tonight testifying with some of the defense table ... on the possibility of the U S strike on Syria some old of elements on this story and will have a wall for you ... Rihanna right now on Lunch bright ... can afternoon and welcome I'm Simon Constable signing in full Wendy ... and joining us now to explain the situation will Street don't Pentagon correspondent Julian bonds ... Jillian thank you for joining us ... things have resigned ... so in the middle of summer to Kerry's testimony the London Press nimble Malcolm said that Russia's proposal this area give up its chemical weapons the hospital ... what could this mean for the momentum behind the the the the poking congrats regarding millet re action ... I mean this is incredibly are fast moving story with a lot of twists and turns today but ... we have a group of senators of bipartisan group of senators led by John McCain and others ... are trying to rewrite the resolution not that's before the Senate ... are in Bad rewritten resolution would call for a UN vote to find that there are this chemical weapons were used in them to ... for the disarming ... of Syria ... and removal of its chemical stocks ... this time might be the kind of resolution that has a much ... easier time ... of passing it might be able to find a much easier majority ... that that might be able to find them and the doctor that still when we will Emminger on what we know that the House of Representatives in line with much of the U S population ... we don't want to go to war ... I mean we don't want to to to be involved in this ... because it seem as if in and of the wedge off so the US the US would be the starting of a ... huge nose ring catchments ... that's absolutely right I mean this are clutch for off authorization from Congress ... has proven a lot more difficult than the White House offline when they are announced they were going to ... seek a resolution before Congress we've seen support ... of ... a move back and forth but ... but there is a lot of skepticism not just saw from of Republicans but also from Democrats on ... marriage on Bayer who supports the authorization has ... conceded that it will be the focal point so ... the key question is can the administration used this ... apparent diplomatic opening to ... up to push through some sort of resolution that keeps the pressure on us on ... our day gives the president option for a military strike down wrote ... now ... present Obama is going to be making a national address on TV tonight does this this news that we've caught will not change the mass that will ... will speech when is the squeaky maps like crazy right now to trying get the message just right ... there there is no doubt that ... the this Detroiters are working overtime right now to re write that to that message ... I mean it's ... in the house to take into account these developments ... of ... while still standing firm on and you know it will be in court this week is all the more important now ... OT tonight ... in with their of Pres Obama can capitalize on these developments aware these developments undermine ... ten ... write stuff thank you Brian much for joining us Jillian bonds Pentagon report of the will Street tunnel